Which degreaser for the drivechain is best please?

[Kingfisher101]

I'm after a better degreaser for the drive chain. Which do you recommend please? For a mountain bike and I'm not after waxing the chain afterwards etc.

 

[Paulus]

I've used White Spirit for 60+ years, works a treat. Gets all the gunk off of the transmission easily.

 

[fossyant]

Screw Fix No Nonsense Degreaser. 5l lasts ages as you dilute it, and it's also really good for general household cleaning.

 

[Sharky]

My "humerous" reply would have been to try a bit of "Elbow Grease"!

But then realised that you can actually buy the stuff ..
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/294530429

Has anybody tried it?

 

[AndyRM]

My "humerous" reply would have been to try a bit of "Elbow Grease"!

But then realised that you can actually buy the stuff ..
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/294530429

Has anybody tried it?

Not on a bike, but it works grand on surfaces including fabrics, so I don't see why it wouldn't be fine on a drivechain.

 

[si_c]

@fossyant has the best suggestion I think - I use Muc-Off drivetrain degreaser when I don't clean for a while as it's spray on so gets into things well, but when regularly cleaning I use cheap citrus degreaser from whatever source I can get it. I have about 3L of a 5L tub I bought a few years ago left.

For daily cleaning I'll get a microfibre cloth with a little degreaser sprayed on and then just wipe over everything and run the chain through it by hand.

 

[Drago]

I've used White Spirit for 60+ years, works a treat. Gets all the gunk off of the transmission easily.

And the crud settles out and you can pour the clean stuff off and reuse it,

 

[Brandane]

Diesel.

 

[Gwylan]

Screw Fix No Nonsense Degreaser. 5l lasts ages as you dilute it, and it's also really good for general household cleaning.

+1 for SF

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I'm not sure why you want to degrease your chain, if you mean as a precursor to cleaning it I'd use diesel and wipe off really well. I then like to apply chainsaw oil (again diluted with a bit of diesel).

 

[rockyroller]

mineral spirits

 

[Drago]

Depleted uranium.

 

[slowmotion]

I use Jizer in an ultrasonic bath, and then thoroughly rinse,dry and re-oil. Not very often but sometimes.

 

[grldtnr]

Diesel.

And why not ?
Paraffin is good as well. Pour some into a bottle , pop the chain in , cap o
It, give it a ger ger jiggle,fish it out hang and air dry.
It also lubricated lightly.

 

[grldtnr]

Depleted uranium.

I believe that may just be a slightly flippant reply....
Can you get it down at Wickes.....the one with the tank parked outside.